Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Day 70 - Ohio State Reformatory

We aren't quite sure what to title this day! The plan was to go to Hocking Hills State Park in Ohio and hike, but we decided to make a pit stop along the way to tour Ohio State Reformatory (AKA Mansfield Reformatory). This prison is known for many things, including as the prison used for the film The Shawshank Redemption. We know and love this film, so the tour was very rewarding.

It's a good thing we stopped, too, because the weather made this day a wash out! Unfortunately, we couldn't hike at all because of thunderstorms, so we did what we do best (saw a movie) and hung out in our tipi! We made the best of it, for sure, and we will just have to visit Hocking Hills another time.


Breakfast in the morning. Greg was so tired, he sat with the wrong person for a second!
The prison
The plumbing is good, it's really just cosmetic work
Creepy lonesome chair is creepy! Did I mention this place is haunted???
Spot on impression!
Greg waiting to hear about parole
Greg playing warden
Nice picture, Amy!
Old schoolroom for inmates (in real life!)
Architectural symmetry makes a perfect X!
The chapel
One of the cell blocks
Not used in the movie because the cells don't face each other
They filmed Brooks' eventual apartment in the prison!
A reimagining of Brooks' beam (which was removed after filming)
Spot the ghost! Oh wait, that's Amy
Where was that acting in Happy Anniversary (2014)???
Gold cell thanks to Lil' Wayne
Wow, what a treat to see! (this whole trip was an excuse to see this)
The other cell block!
Dreaming of the outside world
The cell door is obviously open, FOOL
Prison recreation area
Blurry selfie
Prison showers
Where they lined up in the beginning of the film!
Where's Andy Dufresne??? (actual movie prop!)
Actual sewer pipe movie prop
Potty humor
Pano of the prison
Our tipi
Inside
Dinner
And a movie
Looking up at the tipi
Last night of the trip!
Day 70 Rating: Escaped Shawshank, found hope 10/10

1 comment:

  1. Tipi /peepee (potty humor) I ain't never gone to prison, no sir, unless it to watch 'Lil Wayne rap

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